Label holder



- April 6, 1943. PLBESCHERER LABEL HOLDER Original Filed Dec 9, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet l n Fig. 4

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LABEL HOLDER Original Filed Dec. 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3nnentorPALMER BESCHERER (Ittorneg Patented Apr. 6, a 1943 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE LABEL HOLDER Paimer Bescherer, York, Pa., assignor to York Safeand Lock Company, York, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Originalapplication December 9, 1940, Serial No.

369,215. Divided an d this application April 1,

1941, Serial N0..386,234

2 Claims.

'9, 1940, Serial NO; 369,215.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved simply constructedlabel holder adapted to be countersunk in the face of the drawer, orcabinet.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved drawer havinga front wall formed with an outer sheet metal member and an inner sheetmetal member arranged in spaced relation to the outer member, an openingformed in the outer member, and a member inserted in the space betweenthe outer member and the inner member and surrounding the opening insuch a manner as to provide a label holder that is disposed entirelywithin the space between the two front wall members of the drawer.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved drawer havinga. front wall formed with an outer sheet metal member and an inner sheetmetal member arranged in spaced relation to the outer member andconnected thereto by a top wall, an elongated slot formed in the topwall, an opening formed in the outer member below the slot, and meansdisposed in the space between the outer member and the inner member ofthe front wall and surrounding the opening in the outer member so as toprovide a pocket for retaining an index card or label inserted throughtheslot in the top wall.

With these and other objects in view which will more fully appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made inthe size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction, without departing from the spirit, orsacrificing any ofthe advantages, of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a drawer having a drawer pull and apair of label or index card holders constructed in accordance with theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a plan ,of the front wall of the drawer shown .in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a drawer having a single label-orindex card holder associated with the drawer pull;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the front-wall of the drawer shown in Fig. 3';

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is ahorizontal section taken on the line 'I-l-of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the 10 member used to framethe drawer pull opening;

and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the finishing strip member of the drawerpull.

Referring to the drawings, the invention is shown embodied in theconstruction of the front wall ll of a drawer l2 preferably constructedof sheet metal. However, it is to be understood that the invention isequally as well applicable to other articles, such as trays, cabinets,and the like, where it is desired to provide a pulling means or handlefor the device, as well as means for mounting acard or label on thedevice.

The drawer l2 may be of any construction and may comprise, in additionto the front wall I I, a

bottom l3, andside walls 14.

The drawer l2 illustrated in the accompanying drawings is of a typeadapted to be mounted in a cabinet, a safe, or the like, together withother drawers, either constructed like the drawer shown or otherwiseconstructed. Such drawers are adapted to hold documents, cards and otherpapers.

Heretofore, file cabinet drawers and the like, have been so constructedthat the drawer pulls and label holders were attached to the front wallsof the drawers and projected outwardly therefrom. Usually the drawerpulls extended approximately one and one-half inches beyond the front ofthe drawers. were mounted in safes and cabinets having doors, obviously,in order to permit the doors to be closed, it was necessary to make theoverall length of the drawers somewhat less than the depth of theinterior of the safes or cabinets so as to allow plenty of space for thedrawer pulls.

By the presentinvention, the drawer pull and .the label or index cardholder are constructed entirely within the front wall of the drawer,

and consequently the drawers can be constructed of a greater length thanthose of the earlier types referred to above.

As shown best in Fig. 5, thefront wall H comprises an outer wall memberl5 and an inher wallmember 16 said inner'member being When these drawersarranged spaced from, and substantially in parallel relationship to, theouter member I5.

In order to connect the two members I5 and I6 of the front wall IItogether, the front or outer member I5 is formed around its peripherywith a rearwardly extending flange I1.

Along the top of the front wall II, the inner portion of the flange I1is turned downwardly, as indicated at I8, so as to provide a flange thatis arranged spaced from, and substantially in parallel relationship to,the outer member I5. However, the flange I8 is disposed in a planeintermediate the planes of the outer member I5 and the inner member I6.

In addition to the flanged portions I! and I8, the bottom portion of theouter member I5 is also formed with a flange I9 which extends inwardlyfrom the flanged portion I8 so as to provide means for connecting thefront wall II to the bottom I3, as indicated at 29, Fig. 5-.

The inner wall member I6 is formed at the top with a forwardly extendingflanged portion 2I.

The outer portion of the flange 2I is bent upwardly so as to provide aflange 22.

The flange 22 is arranged in parallel relationship to the flange I8 andabuts said flange, and may be secured thereto by any convenient means,such as by welding. In order to provide for a smooth finish at the frontof the drawer, the flange 22 may be disposed inside of the flange I8.

The outer wall member I5 is formed with an elongated opening 23 whichconstitutes a part of the drawer pull, and in addition to the opening23, the member I5 may also be formed with one or more openings 24, whichlatter openings constitute a part of the label or index card holders, tobe hereinafter more fully described.

While in the drawings the openings 23 and 24 are shown of rectangularform, obviously these openings may have any desired configuration.

In order to provide a frame for the opening 23 and also to provide meansfor rigidly retaining the members I5 and I6 in spaced relation, anangular member 25 is mounted in the front wall II, as shown in Fig. 5.

The member 25 is preferably formed from sheet metal so shaped as to havetwo portions 26 and 21 arranged substantially at right angles to eachother, somewhat in the form of an angle llOl'l.

In order to frame the rectangular opening 23, the member 25 issubstantially U-shaped as viewed from the front, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 3. The member 25 has an intermediate horizontal portion28, and substantially vertical end portions 29, the portion 28 beingarranged in proximity to the lower edge 30 of the opening 23, and thevertical portions 219 being arranged in proximity to the side edges 3Iof said opening (see Figs. 3, 5 and 6).

The flanged portion 26 of the member 25 abuts against the inner face ofthe outer wall member I5, as shown in Fig. 5 and may be secured to saidwall member I5 by any suitable means, such as by welding.

The flanged portion 21 extends from the front or outer wall member I5rearwardly to the inner wall member I6 and thereby encloses the spacebetween said members as defined by the outline of the opening 23.

The portions 29 of the member 25 extend upwardly into the interior ofthe front wall I I and terminate a suitable distance above the upperedge 32 of the opening 23.

The top flanged portion I1 is formed with an elongated slot or opening33.

The opening 33 may be disposed directly to the rear of the outer wallmember I5, and said opening is arranged in vertical alinement with theopening 24, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also in Figs. 3 and 4. If sodesired, the opening 33 may be slightly longer than the maximum Width ofthe opening 24, so that a label or index card having dimensions largerthan the area of said opening may be inserted through the opening 33.

Mounted in the upper portion of the hollow front wall II of the drawer,is an angular member 34 having a substantially horizontal bottom flange35 and a substantially vertical flange 36 extending upwardly from theportion 35.

The vertical flanged portion 36 of the member 34 extends from the top Hof the front wall II downwardly a suitable distance below the bottom ofthe opening 24, and the horizontal flanged portion 35 extends from thefront or outer wall member I5 to the inner wall member IS. The member 34may be connected to the outer wall member I5 by welding at the pointindicated at 31, Fig. 5.

As shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 7, a portion of the leg 36 of the member 34is outstruck, as indicated at 38, so as toprovide a wall somewhat largerin area than the area of the opening 24, and which wall is disposed inspaced relation to the outer wall member I5, thereby to provide a pocketenclosed at the sides and bottom for a label or index card insertedthrough the slot 33. The portion 38 is disposed in the space between theouter wall member I5 and the flange 22 and directly to the rear of theslot 33.

Beneath the flanged portion 35 of the member 34, the outer wall memberI5 constitutes a depending lip, indicated at lip 39, Fig. 5, which lipaffords a grip for the finger or fingers of the operator inserted in theopening 23.

In order to enhance the beauty of the device and also in order toreinforce the lip 39, a finishing strip 49 is provided.

The finishing strip 40 may be formed of suitable metal such as aluminum,brass, bronze, or the like, and comprises an inner flange 4| which abutsthe flange 35 of the member 34 and is secured thereto by rivets, asindicated at 42, Fig. 5.

From the flange III, the member 40 has a flange 43 which extendsdownwardly behind the lip 39 and this flange 43 terminates in a flange44 which extends around the upper edge 32 of the opening 23 andterminates a suitable-distance above the edge 32.

It will be understood that the member 49 cooperates with the member 25to form a pocket within the hollow front wall I I, which pocket isentirely enclosed except for the the outer wall member I5.

It will also be understood that since the label holder, as well as thedrawer pull, are both located entirely within the hollow space betweenthe outer member I 5 and the inner member I6 of the front wall I I, theimproved construction provides a novel, simple, neat, cheap and easilyconstructed grip or handheld, together with a label or index cardholder, so arranged as to present a pleasing appearance, and at the sametime, provide very effective means for the purposes above set forth.

opening 23 in Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a drawer, a, front comprising an outer member and an inner memberarranged in spaced relation to said outer member, both of said membersbeing flat, plate-like elements, said outer member having a rearwardlyextending top of less width than the space between said members, saidinner member having a forwardly extending portion at the top of lessheight than the height of the top of said outer member and a width lessthan the space between said members, said front member and said rearmember each having abutting portions at the top thereof for securingsaid members together, an elongated slot formed in the top of said outermember, a window opening formed in the front of said outer memberdirectly beneath said slot, and an L- shaped member disposed in thespace between said outer member and said inner member, said L-shapedmember having a horizontal flange at the bottom spanning the spacebetween said outer member and said inner member and having a verticalportion arranged in spacedrelation to said window opening and extendingfrom the rear edge of said slot downwardly to a point beneath the loweredge of said window opening so as to form a pocket inside of the drawerfront in proximity to said window opening for an index card.

2. A drawer of the class described having a wall comprising an innerwall member and an outer wall member arranged in spaced relation to saidinner wall member, said inner wall member being formed adjacent the topthereof with a forwardly extending portion which is disposedsubstantially at right angles to the main body portion of said innerwall member, said inner wall member being also formed with a portionwhich extends upwardly substantially at right angles from the forwardlyextending portion, said outer wall member being formed at the topthereof with a rearwardly extending portion which terminates at the rearin a downwardly extending portion that is arranged in spaced relationand in substantially parallel relationship to the main body of the frontwall member, said upwardly extending portion of the inner wall memberbeing arranged in front of the downwardly extending portion at the rearof the outer wall member and being disposed in spaced relation to themain body of said outer wall member, a window opening formed in saidouter wall member, the upper horizontal edge of said opening beingdisposed adjacent to the rearwardly extending portion of said outer wallmember, an L-shaped member disposed in the space between said outer wallmember and said inner wall member, said L-shaped member having avertical portion arranged in spaced relation to said opening andextending from the mid point of the top of the outer wall memberdownwardly to a point below the lower portion of said opening so as toprovide a pocket within the wall of said drawer, and a slot formed inthe top of said outer wall member between the upper portion of saidL-shaped member and the front edge of said outer wall member, throughwhich slot an index card can be inserted for disposition in the pocket,said L-shaped member having a horizontal flange at the bottom of thepocket spanning the space between said outer wall member and said innerwall member.

PALMER BESCHERER.

